EXLS vs FORTY vs YB Stock Comparison

ExlService Holdings, Formula Systems (1985) and Yuanbao Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YB Yuanbao Inc.
$11.10 -8.1% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$511.49M
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
11.35%
Insurtech Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ExlService Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ExlService Holdings 5, Yuanbao 5, Formula Systems (1985) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXLSFORTYYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.15B $1.88B $511.49M EXLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 3.0x 1.0x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 2.6x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +24.8% +37.2% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 21.6% 57.3% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% — EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 12.40% 11.35% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% -14.3% -52.1% EXLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +2.5%/yr — EXLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 55.3% 51.1% EXLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 86/100 89/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

EXLSFORTYYB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEXLSFORTYYB
Valuation 17 #41 of 49 98 #2 of 49 86 #15 of 99
Growth 75 #12 of 45 93 #4 of 45 94 #7 of 94
Profitability 95 #3 of 39 82 #8 of 39 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 61 #24 of 60 59 #25 of 60 87 #15 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #8 of 29 100 #1 of 29 81 #12 of 59
Overall 64 86 89
  • EXLS ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEXLSFORTYYBSPY
1 month +17.7%+12.0%-8.1% +0.9%
3 months +13.1%+13.2%-17.3% +5.9%
6 months +30.6%-7.6%-29.4% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%-26.7%-45.2% +13.3%
1 year -1.8%-14.3%-52.1% +12.4%
3 years +58.8%+118.7%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.7%+29.8%— +23.5%
5 years +66.0%+12.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.7%+2.5%— +11.0%
10 years +358.0%+217.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.4%+12.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEXLSFORTYYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%55.3%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%85.2%51.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.630.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.26-1.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-55.5%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-35.8%-52.1% -0.9%
52-week high $43.38$190.56$23.19 $779.14
52-week low $25.22$102.01$11.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEXLSFORTYYB
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 17.7x 3.0xmedian 17.7x 1.0xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.35 0.03median 1.35 —median 1.01

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEXLSFORTYYB
Revenue $2.34B $2.93B $721.91M
Gross profit $898.82M $580.29M –
Operating income $346.00M $249.80M –
Net income $260.61M $697.91M $277.06M
Free cash flow $271.19M – –
R&D – $21.15M $59.06M
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $39.97 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $154.07M $863.79M $168.92M
Total debt $511.05M $642.43M –
Shares (diluted) 152.57M 15.79M 47.65M
Enterprise value $4.95B -$1.02B -$1.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYYB
P/E 23.7x 3.0x 1.0x
P/FCF 22.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x – –
P/S 2.6x 0.6x 0.7x
P/B 6.6x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – –
EV/EBIT 18.3x 4.7x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.4x -0.3x
EV/FCF 23.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 24.8% 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 22.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 26.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 255.1% 63.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 61.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.4% 700.9% 438.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 112.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYYB
Gross margin 38.4% 19.8% –
EBITDA margin 17.5% – –
Operating margin 14.8% 8.5% –
Pretax margin 14.4% 7.1% 34.1%
Net margin 11.1% 21.6% 57.3%
FCF margin 11.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% – –
Return on equity 29.0% 40.1% 50.4%
Return on assets 13.6% 19.5% 33.2%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.2% 45.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYYB
Debt / assets 24.6% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 52.8% 36.8%
Equity / assets 44.8% 47.2% 63.2%
Interest coverage 17.6x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 6.37 – 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYYB
Dividend yield – 12.4% 11.4%
Net buyback yield 5.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 12.4% 11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEXLSFORTYYB
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 – $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 – +553.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% – +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.53BFY2026 – $881.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 – +41.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXLSFORTYYB
Held by institutions 100.0% – 10.3%
Institutions holding 442 – 23
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +20.8%
Institutions buying 211 – 14
Institutions selling 188 – 5
Buyers to sellers 1.12 – 2.80

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EXLSFORTYYB
EXLS 1.00 0.05 0.07
FORTY 0.05 1.00 0.04
YB 0.07 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXLS, FORTY and YB?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.15B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.88B, Yuanbao (YB) $511.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXLS, FORTY and YB?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.7x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x, Yuanbao (YB) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yuanbao (YB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%). On return on invested capital, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.9%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExlService Holdings (EXLS) returned the most: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.3%, Yuanbao (YB) -52.1%. Over five years, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.7%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.40%, Yuanbao (YB) 11.35%. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has been the steadiest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXLS, FORTY and YB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.